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  3. NEO WAY TO FLYPremiumJetstar upgrades Busselton-Sydney route

  4. WA NEWSPremiumNew water project to boost Busselton supply by 20 per cent

  5. EMERGENCYTruck crashes into two cars leaving one woman dead

The Capel Shire were joined by CWA and Capel Senior Citizens.

Rural WomenPremiumLocal Shire and community groups celebrates rural women

The community of a South West shire came together to celebrate and honour the rural women who helped build their community last week. 

Yousuf Shameel

The Safer Speeds program will go ahead as the RAC seeks to shift to a fully commercial footing.

no slow goPremiumRAC company changes won’t slow Safer Speeds trial

The State’s RAC branch moving to a fully commercial footing won’t affect its Safer Speeds partnership with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River, shire president Julia Jean-Rice says. 

Warren Hately

Aces Sky's Matilda Liebregts tries to work around Eaton Eagles' Brianna Fishwick.

BasketballPremiumBSBL: Eagles claim first victory of new season

Eaton Eagles opened their Bunbury Senior Basketball League women’s A-grade campaign in winning fashion at South West Sports Centre on Friday night, beating defending champions Aces Sky by four points.

Josh Kempton

Gabi Ghasseb, Michelle Steck and Jaysen Miguel.

ELECTION CAMPAIGNPremiumMayoral candidates reflect on campaign ahead of election

It’s business as usual for Mayor Jaysen Miguel, despite his spot around the City of Bunbury council chamber table being up for grabs.

Yousuf Shameel and Amber Lilley

Louise Wilson, Yvonne Whittaker and Christopher Bignell with the Ria Bignell Award winner, acrylic French Cafe by Jos Coufreur, at the 2025 Art Extraordinaire.

GALLERY PremiumArt Extraordinaire opened its 43rd exhibition on Friday

Art enthusiasts from across the South West gathered at Bunbury Catholic College on Friday night to open the school’s annual Art Extraordinaire.

Rose Patane

Smoke smothering farmland in the Shire of Waroona during last year’s bushfires.

Fire SafetyPremiumSouth West residents urged to plan for bushfire season

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services and Water Corporation are both calling for South West Residents to best prepare for this upcoming bushfire season. 

Craig Duncan

The locked gated area where the pumps were kept at World Gym Australind.

THEFT PremiumPremiumWater pumps valued at about $25,000 stolen from new gym

Set to open later this month, World Gym Australind has been the target of a recent theft

Willow Hardy at Surfers Point earlier this year chaired up the stairs by Leila Fraser and Olive Hardy.

surfingPremiumPremiumMargaret River surfers dominate honours list

Margaret River surfers have taken out the majority of the top honours in Surfing WA’s end-of-year gala awards.

The 2024 IIF event had more than 300 people attending, with this year’s instalment set to be bigger and better.

INDUSTRIES UNITEPremiumPremiumInnovative Industries of the Future heads back to Bunbury.

The Innovative Industries of the Future event is heading back to Bunbury this month after a successful debut in 2024. 

Bunbury Bulldogs three-time premiership winning coach Stephen Bilcich will leave the club for well deserved family time.

FOOTBALLPremiumSWFL set for new look after ten coaching changes so far

The 2026 SWFL season is set to look a little different, with an arsenal of coaching adjustments made over the off season. 

Will Corbett

MLC Steve Thomas awarding Max Kewish for his services to the sport in the South West.

CroquetPremiumBusselton croquet legend honoured with name on Honour Board

A long-time serving member of Busselton Croquet Club was honoured last month for his achievements and services for the sport in the South West.

Yousuf Shameel

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Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston propelled himself back into headlines last year for cutting off his GPS ankle bracelet while on home detention bail.

Courts & JusticePremiumYears more behind bars for notorious armed robber

Once dubbed Australia’s most wanted criminal, Brett Maston has copped more jail time.

Rebecca Le May

Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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MiningPremium
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WA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

Adrian Rauso

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

WA newsCommentsPremiumCane toad invasion threatens WA’s lucrative mining sector

Researchers said the relentless spread of the toxic amphibians would also put 25 native species at risk of ‘catastrophic’ population declines.

Bethany Hiatt

West Coast’s Liam Duggan.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumI want to be captain again! Duggan makes ambition clear

West Coast’s captaincy will be a major issue all summer following Oscar Allen’s departure, but the man he worked alongside for the last two seasons, Liam Duggan, wants to keep doing the job.

Craig O'Donoghue

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Mineral Resources managing director Chris Ellison.

MiningPremiumJab for Ellison in ongoing intellectual property slog

The Mineral Resources boss has been accused of undermining the growth of a novel ore transporting system, in the latest claim of a years-long intellectual property blue against his former business partner.

Simone Grogan

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using the phrase ‘Free Palestine’ for a yearbook quote.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Yearbook quote dropped at WA school for being too political

The Education Department has been forced to intervene after Harrisdale Senior High School banned a Year 12 student from using a phrase.

Bethany Hiatt

Karara mine was the State’s first big magnetite project.

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PremiumWA mine swaps locals with Chinese workers, faces tax probe

Senior employees at Ansteel’s Mid West iron ore operation are being replaced with more than 40 managers and technical specialists parachuted in from China. The miner also faces Australian Tax Office scrutiny.

Brittany Higgins claims she’s broke despite her hefty settlement with the Federal Government, Linda Reynolds’ lawyer says. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Courts & JusticeCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumBrittany Higgins ‘has no money left’ after $2.4m settlement

Brittany Higgins claims she’s broke despite her hefty settlement with the Federal Government, Linda Reynolds’ lawyer says, amid moves to bankrupt his client’s former staffer.

Extraordinary video of the out-of-control truck careering down the road has emerged.

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CommentsPremiumResidents demand road upgrade after truck driver crushed

Residents have been pleading for an urgent upgrade to a road in Perth’s east after a rubbish truck was the latest heavy vehicle to crash after losing control on the notorious stretch.

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House prices in the Margaret River region continue to climb.

real estate boomPremiumForecast sets Augusta-Margaret River prices to grow

Real estate pundits have extended their forecast for stellar growth in home values across the Capes region.

Warren Hately

Former Geraldton locals Kodie Bedford and Tasma Walton are two of the creative driving forces behind the new TV series Reckless.

Gero girls take overPremiumKodie Bedford talks all things Reckless and Geraldton

Geraldton has a habit of producing powerhouse storytellers — and Kodie Beford is the latest name making waves across national television. 

Josephine Hingst

Kylie Cook sharing her knowledge on how to identify the presence of dung beetles and abundance by simply placing dung in a bucket of water and waiting - the beetles will float to the surface before flying off.

Discovering Dung BeetlesPremiumFarmers get their hands dirty learning about dung beetles

South West farmers have got their hands dirty at a recent event, learning all about farmland’s tiniest  and most underrated workers — dung beetles.

Craig Duncan

Lifestyle appeal is one of the prime factors still driving a surge of interest in Margaret River.

demographics switchPremiumPremiumLatest Shire plan reveals fascinating changes to region

The latest Shire of Augusta-Margaret River corporate plan turns many expectations about the region and its resident on their heads

In total, about 100 supporters got involved in Saturday's protest at Gnarabup.

gnarabup proposalPremiumPremiumSaturday paddle-out protests ‘Preserve Gnarabup’ campaign

Protesters of a planned resort and associated village development at Gnarabup have taken to the water at the beach they say will be swamped once more than 1000 residents are added to the region.

Denmark is a unique part of WA.

What I SeePremiumPremiumThe unexpected delight of discovering a hidden little gem

Have you ever been to Denmark? No, I don’t mean to visit our lovely Queen Mary, but the little place tucked away in the Great Southern region of WA. What a little gem.

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Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000.

MarketsCommentsPremiumBitcoin falls below $US100k

Bitcoin on Tuesday plunged below $US100,000 ($154,000) for the first time in more than four months, as cryptocurrency holders backed off the risk-on asset.

Liz Napolitano

As the Trump-Xi meeting looms, here are the five key issues China is hoping to cover.

World PoliticsCommentsFive things Beijing wants from a Trump-Xi meeting

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

Evelyn Cheng

Wikipedia founder speaks out about the launch of Grokipedia.

BusinessCommentsWikipedia founder takes aim at new rival Grokipedia

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has slammed Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, mocking its ‘praise of the genius of Elon Musk’ and issuing a warning about the new model.

Eric Rosenbaum

Former NBA player Damon Jones has been criminally charged for leaking non-public injury information about LeBron James and Anthony Davis to sports bettors while connected to the Los Angeles Lakers.

SportCommentsNBA scandal deepens with LeBron injury leak

Federal prosecutors say a former NBA player leaked injury details of two Lakers superstars to punters, the latest twist in a gambling scandal rocking the league.

Dan Mangan, Alex Sherman

WA News

The explicit drawings have come from Melaleuca Women’s Prison in Canning Vale.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Guards caught distributing graphic artwork to female inmates

Female prisoners in Canning Vale have been distributed sexually explicit colouring-in activities by sympathetic guards.

Ben Harvey

Students with a haul truck in the workshop.

EducationPremiumWA students have a blast at BHP’s Newman Operations

Visiting the world’s biggest open-cut iron ore mine to watch explosions, clamber on giant trucks and see robots in action beats sitting in a classroom any day.

Bethany Hiatt

The Perth Skydiving Display Team will be a part of the WA Day celebrations. Pictured are Bruce Harrison, Don Woodland and Tom Kenny at Burswood Park.

WA NewsCommentsCommentsSkydivers to bring smoke and ribbons to dazzle WA Day crowd

Despite nearly 20,000 skydiving jumps between them, the three-man crew of Perth Skydiving Display Team still say they’ll feel the pressure to perform when they wow the crowd for the WA Day festival.

Garden Island fishing and boating spots could soon be off limits after the Government quietly issued new regulations declaring the entire area around HMAS Stirling naval base as a ‘nuclear power safety zone’.

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsPremiumGarden Island’s future in doubt over AUKUS safety zone

Garden Island fishing and boating spots could soon be off limits after the Government quietly issued new regulations declaring the entire area around HMAS Stirling naval base as a ‘nuclear power safety zone’. 

Australian health experts are watching Canada with caution.

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsPremiumWA worst in the country for measles vaccination in kids

Australian health experts are watching Canada with caution after the country lost its measles elimination status this week. 

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland said the report would be released but not endorsed. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremiumBombshell report to be made public

A controversial report recommending looser bail laws will be made public after a meeting of Australia’s Attorneys-General.

Nathan Schmidt